Chinese Kitchen Cabinet with 7 Drawers & 6 Doors

Broad chest-front with small drawers and cupboards laid out like a tidy village.

This kitchen cabinet with 7 drawers & 6 doors is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the 19th century. It is elm wood. Collectors generally weigh aesthetics, age, condition, design, origin and provenance when judging antique furniture, though the article argues that scarcity ends up with the greatest influence on value. Wide rectangular piece with a carved scroll border across the top, dark panels beneath, and a grid of small drawers and compartments below. It stands on short, plain legs at each end. Warm brown with a dry, worn finish. It is 101 inches long, 13 deep and 60 high.

Plenty of little compartments, each with its own opinion.